To kiss
נָשַׁקStrong’s H5401nashaq (na-shaq)
Appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nashaq is the Hebrew word usually translated “kissed”, “equipped of” and “kiss”. It appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
Meaning
- To put together, kiss(Qal) to kiss · (Piel) to kiss · (Hiphil) to touch gently
- To handle, be equipped with(Qal) to be equipped
How it's translated
- and he kissed 12
- equipped of 3
- to kiss 2
- and he kissed him 2
- and she kissed 2
- and kiss 1
- it will kiss 1
- and they kissed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 11
- 2 Samuel 4
- Psalms 3
- Exodus 2
- Ruth 2
- 1 Samuel 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 27:27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
- Genesis 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Genesis 29:13And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
- Genesis 31:28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
- Genesis 31:55And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
- Genesis 33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
All 35 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
נָשַׁק nashaq · to kiss
1) to put together, kiss 1a) (Qal) to kiss 1b) (Piel) to kiss 1c) (Hiphil) to touch gently
נָשַׁק nashaq · to handle
1) to handle, be equipped with 1a) (Qal) to be equipped
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kiss” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KISS, verb transitive
- To salute with the lips.
- To treat with fondness; to caress.
- To touch gently.
All definitions and other forms of “kiss”
KISS, noun
A salute given with the lips; a common token of affection.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.